How to See the Future of American Inflation
Inflation. Not only is it a hot topic lately, inflation itself is running hot! We were told that inflation needed to be a bit higher – 2% is what the Federal Reserve was aiming for. When they overshot their target, we were told not to worry, that the higher...
Your Habits Control Your Money & Your Life
We are a product of our habits. There are reasons why some people have accumulated wealth, and there are reasons why others are broke. People tend to be overweight or healthy because of their habits. Habits are like the individual strands that make up a mighty rope. On their...
Channeling Money for an Intentional Life
Water and money are two very powerful resources that have huge impacts on human life. When we learn to manage water and channel, or direct it, we can turn a desert into productive farmland. Channeling money can convert a life of living paycheck to paycheck into a life of...
FBAR & FATCA – Extra work For American Expatriates
American citizens living, working, or banking in foreign countries are a fortunate group of people! For those of us that live in another country, we have the opportunity to experience another culture. We broaden our horizons and see other ways of living and doing things. There are a lot...
Overcome Your Personal Kryptonite
As teenagers we have these thoughts and aspirations that we are going to go out into the world and conquer it! We want to become Superman or Super Girl. Sometime later we find out that we have our own Kryptonite in our lives. There are things in our lives...
Debt – The Power to Build or Destroy
“Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.” – Archimedes Debt is simply a tool. In and of itself, it is neither good nor bad. It is the way that it is used that determine the results...
Stay Stocked Up So You Don’t Panic Buy in A Crisis
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7) It has been an interesting week here in British Columbia with all the panic buying! We live in the interior of the province, so we...
Are Coffee and Ketchup Making Us Broke and Fat?
A few years ago I came across an article that talked about how only a few extra calories consumed every day leads to the average adult gaining 30 pounds by the age of 50. In the Personal finance community online, there is a lot of talk about not drinking...
Do You Know Your Asset from A Hole in The Ground?
When I was attending the University of Wyoming, I had the opportunity of visiting with a businessman one day. I was majoring in business at the time, and I was involved with a multilevel business as well. At one point he asked me an interesting question. “In business you...
Win The Money Game with Lessons from Old Ironsides
Today, October 21, 2021, marks the 224th anniversary of the launch of the USS Constitution, or as it is also known by its nickname – Old Ironsides. She is the oldest ship still afloat! As returning visitors know, I enjoy history and I would like to share some lessons...